Max Garcia (racing driver)

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Max Garcia
2024 Grand Prix of St Petersburg Grand (53584002883).jpg
Garcia at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in 2024
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
BornMax Garcia
(2009-03-17) March 17, 2009 (age 16)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
USF Pro 2000 Championship career
Debut season 2025
Current team Pabst Racing
Car number18
Starts16 (16 entries)
Wins7
Podiums11
Poles8
Fastest laps10
Best finish1st in 2025
Previous series
202324 USF2000 Championship
Championship titles
2024
2025
USF2000 Championship
USF Pro 2000 Championship

Max Garcia (born March 17, 2009) [1] is an American racing driver who competes the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship, driving for Pabst Racing. He is the 2024 USF2000 champion and the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship champion.

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Career

Karting

Garcia began karting at the age of seven, winning championships including the SKUSA Micro National Championship in 2018 and the United States Pro Kart Mini National Championship in 2020. [2]

USF2000 Championship

Garcia competed in the USF2000 Championship in 2023 and 2024, both with Pabst Racing, winning the championship during his second season. [3] [4] [5]

USF Pro 2000 Championship

Following his 2024 USF2000 Championship title, Garcia moved up to compete in the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship continuing with Pabst Racing. [6] After a podium in the opening race of the season, Garcia took his maiden win in race two at St. Petersburg. He left the weekend leading the points standings, as race one winner Alessandro de Tullio crashed in race two. [7] Garcia followed this up with two pole positions and another win in NOLA, and led the standings with a sixteen-point gap to de Tullio. [8] Garcia extended his championship lead with a podium at Indianapolis, [9] and went on to win two races of the three races during the Road America round. [10] [11] Garcia won both races at the Mid-Ohio round, claiming 66 points (the maximum for the round), helping Pabst Racing win the teams' championship. [12] [13] By winning the first race in Toronto, Garcia clinched the drivers' championship with three races to spare. [14]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2018SKUSA SuperNationals – Micro Swift class by ParolinKartSport North America3rd
SKUSA Pro Tour – Micro Swift1st
2019SKUSA SuperNationals – Mini Swift5th
SKUSA Pro Tour – Mini Swift12th
IAME International Final – X30 Mini18th
2020SKUSA Winter Series – Mini Swift1st
Florida Winter Tour – Mini ROKKart Republic North America27th
SKUSA Pro Tour – Mini Swift2nd
2021SKUSA SuperNationals – X30 JuniorMPG Motorsports2nd
2022 CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOKJ DPK RacingNC
SKUSA SuperNationals XXV – X30 JuniorMPG Motorsports3rd
SKUSA SuperNationals XXV – KA100 Junior13th
Source: [15] [16]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2023 USF2000 Championship Pabst Racing 1600022079th
2024 USF2000 Championship Pabst Racing 18573104281st
2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship Pabst Racing 189912134951st
Source: [16]

* Season still in progress.

American open–wheel racing results

USF2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2023 Pabst Racing STP
1

STP
2

SEB
1

6
SEB
1

7
IMS
1

18
IMS
2

11
IMS
3

4
IRP
7
ROA
1

15
ROA
2

3
MOH
1

20
MOH
2

5
MOH
3

7
TOR
1

2
TOR
2

15
POR
1

6
POR
2

18
POR
3

5
9th207
2024 Pabst Racing STP
1

1
STP
2

1*
NOL
1

1*
NOL
2

3
NOL
3

4
IMS
1

6
IMS
2

1
IRP
7
ROA
1

4*
ROA
2

6
MOH
1

2
MOH
2

4
MOH
3

4
TOR
1

3
TOR
2

4
POR
1

2
POR
2

1
POR
3

2
1st428
Source: [17] [18]

USF Pro 2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PositionPoints
2025 Pabst Racing STP
1

2
STP
2

1*
LOU
1

2
LOU
2

2
LOU
3

1*
IMS
1

4
IMS
2

3
IMS
3

4
IRP
4
ROA
1

1*
ROA
2

1*
ROA
3

4
MOH
1

1*
MOH
2

1*
TOR
1

1*
TOR
2

9
POR
1

1*
POR
2

1*
1st495
Source: [19] [20]

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. "Max Garcia". USF Pro 2000 Championship . Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  2. Pearson, Chris (April 18, 2023). "Fourteen year-old Max Garcia sets his sights on the Indy 500". miami's community newspapers. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  3. "PABST RACING SIGNS GARCIA FOR USF2000 IN 2024". USF2000 Championship. December 5, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  4. "Max Garcia Utilizes Patience in USF2000 Title Pursuit". USOPENWHEELNATION. April 11, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  5. Wood, Ida (August 25, 2024). "Max Garcia returns to winning ways to clinch USF2000 crown". Formula Scout. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  6. "Pabst Racing and Max Garcia Ready for 2025 USF Pro 200 Season". USF Pro 2000 Championship . November 27, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  7. Allen, Peter (March 2, 2025). "Garcia wins second St. Petersburg race to lead USF Pro 2000 points". Formula Scout. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  8. Wood, Ida (April 13, 2025). "Garcia and de Tullio's USF Pro 2000 title fight starts to get into gear". Formula Scout. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  9. Albertini, Marco (May 5, 2025). "Feeder Series weekend review, results and standings: 08–11 May". Feeder Series. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  10. Allen, Peter (June 21, 2025). "Garcia grows USF Pro 2000 lead with dominant Road America win". Formula Scout. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  11. McClure, Michael (June 24, 2025). "Feeder Series weekend review, results and standings: 20–22 June (Americas)". Feeder Series. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  12. Albertini, Marco (July 8, 2025). "Feeder Series weekend review, results and standings: 04–06 July (Americas)". Feeder Series. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  13. Waring, Bethonie (July 5, 2025). "Max Garcia leaves Mid-Ohio with another USF Pro 2000 victory". Formula Scout. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  14. "Garcia's perfection secures USF Pro championship". Racer.com. July 19, 2025. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  15. "Garcia Max". Kartcom. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  16. 1 2 "Max Garcia". Driver Database. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  17. "USF2000 2023". Driver Database. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  18. "USF2000 2024". Driver Database. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  19. "USF Pro 2000 2025". Driver Database. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  20. "2025 Season Standings". USF Pro 2000 Championship . Retrieved July 19, 2025.